The Valley Stream Central High School District’s Board of Education listened as three members of the Citizens’ Advisory Committee presented their recommendations on the district’s school-choice policy at a committee meeting on Feb. 6. Each member represented his or her view to revise the school-choice policy, restructure the district or keep the policy as it is.

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In 2017, Wantagh, Seaford and the surrounding communities of East Meadow, Levittown, Massapequa and North Bellmore had 29 total fatal overdoses and 204 non-fatal overdoses, according to the Nassau County Police Department.

When discussing diversity in the classroom, East Meadow Superintendent Kenneth Card often shares a memory that has been imprinted in his mind since he was 6 years old and moved to New York after emigrating from Belize City, Belize.

Ken Abbott gestured with his hands as he emphasized the importance of being an organ donor. New York state has among the country’s lowest donation consent rates, according to the American Journal of Transplantation, he said, and he finds that statistic distressing.

The Glen Cove City Council has until Feb. 26 to respond to a proposal to turn the mansion at 1 St. Andrews Lane into a community residence for adult women with eating disorders. The deadline had been …

The president’s State of the Union address gave a good picture of the nation’s economy and the positive direction America is heading. And it offered hope that some of the more contentious issues we face might finally be addressed.

Herald Newspapers is looking for an experienced journalist to report for and edit one of our newspapers covering communities on Long Island, New York. The focus of our paper is community news; on the …